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Rice Lake Elementary

Public Grades K-5

27^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Rice Lake Elementary is a K–5 public school in Lino Lakes, Minnesota, enrolling 687 students as part of the Centennial Public School District. It ranks 27th of 869 elementary schools statewide in 2025–2026 — the 97th percentile, with 5 stars — and has placed between 19th and 37th every year since 2020–2021. It is the top-ranked school among its neighbors, ahead of Turtle Lake Elementary (40th), Sunrise Elementary (81st), Blue Heron Elementary (165th) and Centerville Elementary (233rd), and it far outranks its own district, which sits at 58th of 458.

Test scores are strong across the board. All-grade proficiency is 80.8% in math, 73.7% in reading and 50.4% in science, well above both district and state averages: math is 24.3 points above the district and 35.9 points above the state, reading 17.0 and 25.1 points above, and science 21.8 and 24.9 points above. Rice Lake leads every nearby school in all three subjects. Its standout grades are 4th grade math (89.2%), 4th grade reading (78.5%) and 5th grade reading (79.5%), each the highest in the area. Third grade is comparatively less dominant: 79.0% in math and 63.1% in reading, still above district and state, but Turtle Lake scores higher in both.

The school's results hold up across student groups. Its low-income students rank 3rd of 764 schools statewide (100th percentile), up from 34th in 2023–2024, and its special education students rank 14th of 579 (98th percentile) — strong signs that success is broad-based rather than explained only by its low poverty rate. Just 11.79% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, the second-lowest rate among nearby schools, and the student/teacher ratio of 16.9 is the highest in the area. The main watch item is science, which has slipped from 81.2% in 2022–2023 to 50.4% in 2025–2026, though it still beats district, state and nearby schools.

687

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,505

Per pupil spending ?

11.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

89.8%

Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) (2025-26)

Exemptions: 10.2% (MMR)

575 Birch St
Lino Lakes, MN 55014-1369

(763) 792-5700

District: Centennial Public School District

Students who attend Rice Lake Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Centennial Middle
High:	Centennial High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.4%

Two or more races:

5.8%

Asian:

5.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 89th percentile in 2016 → 97th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (73% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Minnesota elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school73%

District avg52%

Minnesota avg43%

27^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From top 11% (2016) to top 3% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Elementary Schools in the Centennial Public School District

58^th of 458Centennial Public School District among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	93.5	27 of 869	96.9%	★★★★★
2025	94.2	19 of 872	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	24 of 881	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	28 of 845	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	90.1	33 of 858	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	89.2	37 of 869	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	85.1	72 of 870	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	84.7	70 of 847	91.7%	★★★★★
2017	89.0	19 of 853	97.8%	★★★★★
2016	81.5	97 of 848	88.6%	★★★★☆
2015	82.6	83 of 840	90.1%	★★★★★
2014	74.4	178 of 826	78.5%	★★★★☆
2013	82.1	87 of 824	89.4%	★★★★☆
2012	77.5	125 of 820	84.8%	★★★★☆
2011	83.0	61 of 814	92.5%	★★★★★
2010	79.5	79 of 803	90.2%	★★★★★
2009	77.3	73 of 434	83.2%	★★★★☆
2008	79.9	91 of 781	88.3%	★★★★☆
2007	80.4	81 of 777	89.6%	★★★★☆
2006	78.4	101 of 756	86.6%	★★★★☆
2005	88.9	5 of 685	99.3%	★★★★★
2004	86.0	33 of 676	95.1%	★★★★★
2003	84.9	36 of 674	94.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	90.2	34 of 790	95.7%	★★★★★
2025	90.1	32 of 799	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	88.0	47 of 809	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	85.3	72 of 787	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	83.4	79 of 799	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	87.3	43 of 783	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	82.3	87 of 787	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	85.1	58 of 774	92.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	96.0	3 of 764	99.6%	★★★★★
2025	95.0	10 of 764	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	88.2	34 of 793	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	77.1	115 of 774	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	94.9	6 of 663	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	8 of 740	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	85.8	40 of 728	94.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	92.7	25 of 807	96.9%	★★★★★
2025	94.1	13 of 812	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	12 of 826	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	16 of 799	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	91.7	14 of 808	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	87.9	40 of 784	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	84.3	70 of 798	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	81.1	98 of 779	87.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	93.4	14 of 579	97.6%	★★★★★
2025	88.8	26 of 562	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	19 of 572	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	75.2	88 of 524	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	86.1	32 of 500	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	79.4	51 of 417	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	85.5	36 of 515	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	87.5	25 of 463	94.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	86.2	53 of 710	92.5%	★★★★★
2025	87.9	47 of 714	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	84.6	54 of 730	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	83.0	80 of 712	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.0	92 of 725	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	77.9	103 of 710	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	72.6	161 of 722	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	126 of 712	82.3%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)100th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)98th percentile~ school

Male (2026)97th percentile~ school

Female (2026)96th percentile~ school

White (2026)93rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math81%+36 vs state

Reading74%+25 vs state

Science50%+25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)							MCA-IV Science (2026)			MCA-III Math (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Rice Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	575 Birch St	Lino Lakes	55014	Anoka County	Centennial Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 792-5700	687	41	16.9	11.8%	559 (81.4%)	17 (2.5%)	33 (4.8%)	36 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.8%)	93.5	27^th of 869 public elementary schools	96.9%		94.2	19^th of 872 public elementary schools	97.8%	8	63.1	78.5	79.5				73.7	50.4		50.4	79.0	89.2	74.2				80.8	89.8%	10.2%	$10,505
Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	575 Birch Street	Lino Lakes	55014	Anoka County	Centennial Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 792-6040	109	10	10.9	35.8%	66 (60.6%)	9 (8.3%)	10 (9.2%)	13 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.1%)								(n/a)																				$32,396
Golden Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1 School Rd	Circle Pines	55014	Anoka County	Centennial Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 792-5900	394	28	13.9	38.3%	230 (58.4%)	43 (10.9%)	47 (11.9%)	39 (9.9%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.9%)	64.6	301^st of 869 public elementary schools	65.4%		71.9	244^th of 872 public elementary schools	72.0%	57	60.8	60.7	46.0				55.4	19.0		19.0	63.5	77.4	45.3				61.8	90.8%	9.2%	$12,470
Centennial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4657 North Rd	Circle Pines	55014	Anoka County	Centennial Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 792-5300	502	33	15.0	46.6%	260 (51.8%)	112 (22.3%)	33 (6.6%)	54 (10.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.0%)	63.4	311^th of 869 public elementary schools	64.2%		68.1	291^st of 872 public elementary schools	66.6%	20	57.6	51.6	54.7				54.1	21.6		21.6	71.2	64.2	40.0				58.1	90%	8.6%	$11,377
Blue Heron Elementary	Public	K-5	405 Elm St	Lino Lakes	55014	Anoka County	Centennial Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 792-6200	707	42	16.6	25.3%	514 (72.7%)	55 (7.8%)	32 (4.5%)	57 (8.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.6%)	78.1	165^th of 869 public elementary schools	81.0%		78.7	160^th of 872 public elementary schools	81.7%	5	51.4	58.8	72.8				61.4	34.7		34.7	62.5	66.1	68.3				65.7	95.7%	4.3%	$10,644
Turtle Lake Elementary	Public	1-5	1141 Lepak Ct	Shoreview	55126	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 621-7700	985	66	15.0	13.2%	723 (73.4%)	33 (3.4%)	53 (5.4%)	93 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (8.4%)	90.6	40^th of 869 public elementary schools	95.4%		87.8	65^th of 872 public elementary schools	92.5%	25	67.4	70.1	71.3				69.7	47.7		47.7	83.8	76.5	64.6				74.7			$11,995
Centerville Elementary	Public	K-5	1721 Westview Street	Centerville	55038	Anoka County	Centennial Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 792-5800	607	37	16.3	14.7%	460 (75.8%)	11 (1.8%)	28 (4.6%)	80 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)	72.5	233^rd of 869 public elementary schools	73.2%		82.7	112^th of 872 public elementary schools	87.2%	121	60.7	56.0	65.4				60.6	18.5		18.5	79.4	63.3	50.0				65.6	94.9%	5.1%	$11,272
Lino Lakes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	725 Main Street	Lino Lakes	55014	Anoka County	Forest Lake Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 982-8850	501	30	16.5	32.1%	317 (63.3%)	48 (9.6%)	29 (5.8%)	55 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.4%)	52.3	432^nd of 869 public elementary schools	50.3%		56.3	413^th of 872 public elementary schools	52.6%	19	50.0	56.5	56.3				54.3	14.1		14.1	66.2	47.1	27.0				46.9	87.9%	4.5%	$10,330
Sunrise Elementary	Public	K-5	12576 Lever St NE	Blaine	55449	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 433-5000	1,015	61	16.5	22.2%	630 (62.1%)	186 (18.3%)	33 (3.3%)	91 (9.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (7.1%)	86.3	81^st of 869 public elementary schools	90.7%		87.8	66^th of 872 public elementary schools	92.4%	15	58.6	62.4	64.4				61.9	43.2		43.2	78.1	78.8	73.8				76.8	93%	4.4%
Oak Hill Montessori Community	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4665 Hodgson Rd	Shoreview	55126	Ramsey County	Oak Hill Montessori Community	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 484-8242	166	15	10.8	10.2%	132 (79.5%)	4 (2.4%)	8 (4.8%)	11 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.6%)	61.8	327^th of 869 public elementary schools	62.4%		65.7	318^th of 872 public elementary schools	63.5%	9	50.0	70.0	77.8	41.2	80.0	71.4	65.4	50.0	42.9	46.9	44.4	45.0	44.4	29.4	70.0	42.9	46.7	94.4%	5.6%

Frequently Asked Questions about Rice Lake Elementary

How many students attend Rice Lake Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 687 students attended Rice Lake Elementary.

What district is Rice Lake Elementary in?

Centennial Public School District

What schools do graduates of Rice Lake Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rice Lake Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Centennial Middle
High : Centennial High School

Is Rice Lake Elementary a good school?

Yes! Rice Lake Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 27^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Rice Lake Elementary?

Students at Rice Lake Elementary are 81% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 2% African American.

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2019–20 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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